The AAUP Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure approved this policy statement, which accepts the 1940 statement's provision for crediting prior service. The statement was adopted by the Council of the American Association of University Professors in June 1978. (LBH)

Describes the cooperative education program that is promoted by the Georgia Power Company and gives reasons why it is continued. (RK)

"Can we not seek an alternative path to success for those pupils for whom the accepted examination route is one of guaranteed failure?" Suggests that pupils should be seconded into employment during their fifth year at school. (Editor)

There are many blue-collar workers who aspire to work in the white-collar world. Work histories of employed adults from an industrial area of Baltimore who were classified as Realistic (based on the Holland Vocational Preference Inventory) show most adults are apparently unable to move out of this classification. (Author)

Hypothesizes that stereotypes of Japanese workers as diligent, loyal, dedicated, and possessing high morale are false. The author maintains that the Japanese workplace will increasingly come to resemble that of the United States and other western industrialized nations, including less paternalism, more job mobility, more individualism, and greater…

An elementary school program based on the principle that learning about life in the eighteenth century, when man's dependence on himself and the land was more direct, can lead to a better understanding of the life-styles of today. (JD)

Available from: Rehabilitation Services Administration, 330 C Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201.

A study of 353 college students compared effects of structured and nonstructured forms of work on career and school goals, attitudes toward work, and work-related values. Results indicate that working during college seems to relate to attitudes toward work, education, and student life. (CH)

The author describes the Irish Work Experience Programme designed to give youth work experience to increase their employability. Trainees were placed with a private sector employer for 26 weeks and paid a training allowance. Although many subsequently found permanent employment, the program reached few of the most disadvantaged among first-time…

Offers some easy-to-implement suggestions for community relations programs, including parent conferences, senior citizen days, work experience programs, performing groups, luncheons with civic organizations, displays of student works, and bulletin board message centers. Communication continues to be the best source of positive reinforcement. (MLH)

The authors state that cooperative education provides high quality, highly motivated employees at low cost. They discuss several facets of cost effectiveness, including recruitment, training, benefits, quality, and employee commitment. Benefits to the student are also covered. (CH)

The author describes the Summerleas Youth Cooperative on Griston Farm, Kingston, Australia. This cooperative challenges young people who are dependent on unemployment benefits to engage in personal development that will allow them to become self-supporting. (CH)

Describes a model using correctional industries to train inmates for successful existence in the labor force after release. (CH)

Boatworks, a subsidiary of Stepping Stones Growth Center in Oakland, California, provides work experience to developmentally disabled persons and helps them learn skills useful in private sector jobs. Workers learn job responsibility, quality control, and work safety procedures and are paid according to productivity. (CB)

Describes an advertising campaign designed to create awareness of cooperative education in students, parents, and business people who can sponsor co-op jobs. Discusses benefits to students, employers, and society. (JM)